Now CicLAvia has been sued by the rider, who suffered three broken vertebrae when an impatient motorist drove through the barricades blocking a cross street and sped across the boulevard, striking him in the process.

No arrest was ever made, making it impossible to sue the person actually responsible for the injuries. So instead, the victim’s lawyer is going after the nearest deep pockets, which is what lawyers are paid to do. Although how deep CicLAvia’s pockets are remains to be seen.

Presumably, the non-profit organization has insurance to cover cases like this, so it’s unlikely that it will affect future events. Although increased costs for insurance coverage and security are likely to make them more expensive to stage.

And don’t expect to hear CicLAvia respond to the suit. They’ve undoubtedly been advised by their attorneys not to comment publicly on the case.

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It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from erstwhile bike blogger Will Campbell, now an animal cop with the spcaLA.

Outgoing 4th District councilmember Tom LaBonge’s insistence that no traffic lanes be removed from the soon-to-be redesigned Glendale-Hyperion Bridge force dangerous compromises to accommodate cyclists and pedestrians. The best solution may be to wait a few months until someone else sits in his seat.

Better Bike discusses how Beverly Hills fails to take California’s three-foot passing law or cyclist safety into account in a planned redesign of Santa Monica Blvd; you’re invited to discuss a new complete streets proposal for the boulevard at 7 pm tonight in the Beverly Hills Public Library. And maybe the topic of how political accountability takes a holiday in the Biking Black Hole will come up, as well.

An Irvine woman walks out of jail just hours after being sentenced to nearly a year in jail for intentionally running down an airport bike cop. If the courts won’t take a vehicular assault on a cop seriously, what hope is there for the rest of us?

Tucson bike ambassadors give away bike bells, arguing that the bells sound nicer than saying “on your left.” And every time one rings, an angel gets his wings.

The National Parks Service proposes allowing bikes to use a six-mile pathway in Bryce Canyon. However, a recent NPS rule change could mean cyclists could be banned from nearby roads if the bikeway is approved.

4 comments

The consequences of barricaded that already cost far too much being negligent are apocolyptic, going far beyond premium hike to uninsurability if greater care is not taken. So i am calling out veterans with sufficient sniper training to volunteer next time to take out drivers who get past buffer border and then lower there tire pressure to stop car sooner. No silencer can be used so participants should both wear ear protection and quickly pull to right and get on curb at sound of first shots fired. The case must also be defended vigurously eith a third party defendent being of course lapd who has not interviewed even a thousand late model toyota owners yet. If this was a car theft they would of done more investigating. It obviously wasa good popular blue lined driver. License plates are scanned on wilshire….duh.

Apparently a comment was deleted as the splash page counts 3 and i only see two. I expressed a sincere position with some not just apparent levity. If our state does not volunteer to secure the event at public expense with less then lethal force, we must, and that is a luxury we can not afford, but secure it we must, just not with kid gloveswhen it comes to adult tresspassers who risk the lives of those assured our protection. Appropriate signage and even sirens might be rented, but a driver who moves baricades to cross will not be deterred by the risk to his engine block. Only our right of self defense will adequately deter. I do not relish the likely prospect that someone will test us and die. But rather them then a smaller event, cynicism, cars and those who abuse them winning a real war with above median casualties on our side already as wars go.

Perhaps a book can help make this transparent. Hot off the presses but not in time to prevent many friends from, being shot and some killed at a assasination in a bordering state, it documents fully the historical facts concerning former slaves trained to fight for us standing, armed, discretely, ready to shoot KKK but not police who nonviolent peers confronted for votting rights etc, many from far away.

A network of specifically married veterans even watched over there community, rifles ready, ready to rush to crisis en masse via phone trees before citizens band radio.

This being a civil war, necessity dictates however few stand guard so much more extreme the rules of engagement. Try to rush a base and you will be killed, many have been recently by instant solid barriers stopping there travel on less then a dimes retreat. Installed underground, not an option for us, for many reasons.

I want these rare few hours to be safe from cars, and the message amplified as well. We mean business. This is fun for all, but not mere fun Those who pull the trigger will assess you, and if time exists to cross only kill your car. Most likely though if you try to move a barrier you will get hit in the legs before you get back in thd drivers seat if your just a punk as the last one to run us over is understood to be. Lie down then and wait for a medic. Fail to surrender and our peoples lives depend on the next round fully incapacitating you.

Pray for crowds in your way, but some people will find a way to die on us, we can only influence who and how. Nobody on foot or bike by someone trespassing we can manage, as adults, correctly.